New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-10
NEW-YORK IN CONGRESS.
WHAT THE CONGREssMEN HAVE DONE.
VAST NUMBER OF BILLS OFFHRpD-THE LEsIs.
LA1IvE PRODUCT A MEAGRE ONE.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-It would be manfcstly unfair
To gauge the industry OF legislator by the fats OF
his own hills measure his usefulness and influence
ly the same standard. A member Of the Ways and
Means Committee, like Mr. Hiscock. Mr. Hewitt;
Of the judiciary Committee. like Mr. Parker; Of the
Elections Committee, like Mr.. Payne; of the Appro.
priations Committee, like Mr.. Adams; Of the Post
Office Committee like Mr.. MIllari, Mr.. Merriman;
or any other Of the busy committees Of the House,
finds his time so fully occupied that he devote
comparatively little attention TO his bills, unless
they are referred to the committee OF which he is
member. Besides, like Messs. Hiscock and
Hewitt, who have served long In the House, arc
obliged TO devote large share Of time to s general
proceed and to take part in the debates most OF
the leading questions that arise statement Of tho
results In regard to tho leg latve brought
forward by each OF the Ncw-York members. however.
will be found Of interest
In the House $50 bills introduced by tho
thirty four New-York Representatives at the last
session. an average Of about nineteen to each MEM
lcr Abstracts Of such of the bills not OF 8
private nature have been heretofore given In THB
TRIBUNE. Mr.. Adams offered eighteen bills, eleven
Of which pension and relief bills. The public
bills included relating to bankruptcy, one to vod-
fy import dut es and ono to amend the Internal
Revenue laws Two Of tho pension bills. for the re-
lef Of Ann Leddy and Thomas walsh, became laws,
ono pension Dill passed. tne HOUSE am NAY Occomo
a law at this session A bill to authorize notaries
public to administer oaths in certain passed.
the House ani referred to the Senate Judiciary
Committee. and the other fourteen bills still In tho
hands Of the committees to which they were referred
and will not be reached. Mr. Adams has introduced
no bills at this session.
John ArnOt Introduced sixteen bills, 0l OF which
were Of private nature and Of which has been
reported from committee. All will fail. II may 10
remembered that i'll health kept Mr.. Arnot nom tho
House most Of tho tine. OF tho seventeen bills
offered By Mr. Baker four became laws. thrce pension
bills and one for a new public building at Rochester,
one pension bill was vetoed and two public bills were
reported adversely. One public bill Is on the House
Calendar and n no slumber in committee. Mr. BAKER
has introduced no bill at this session.
Lewis Beach was q prolific author OF leg slativo
measures He Offered twenty four bills and six JOINT
resolutions. five of the latter being propositions to
amend the Constitution. OF his bills, five for pensions
became laws, pension bill was vetoed and Two
pension Is we're adversely reported. One bill was
favOrably reported substitute for the Newpurg
Building BIZ favorably reported A joint reso-
luton 10 amend tho Constitution so as to give tho
Tres dent lower to veto separate Items In appropn-
alton bills reported adversely joint rcsoiution
for a monument at Stony Point was fayOraby report
ed, and the rest of the bills and resolu0ns are III
tho hands OF committees. ~
offered by Perry Belmont, pension bill, bill for
the relief OF Thomas sampson and joint resolution
10 furnish each American legation with copy OF
'"Ihe Record " became laws. Ihe RESOLUTION 10 IN
dcmnify Chinese sufferers Icy the Rock springs riots
was IA. orbly reported. substitute for the staten
Island Sound Br dge bill reported. the Yacht bil
and Consular lee bill were favoraby reported.
relief bill laid aside and senate bill OF inc sane
tenor lasse, and the Dier still in commit
tee. At the Ircscnt session Mr. Belmont mas oneru
a bill for a commission to investigate the losses anu
injuries sustained by American fishermen In Cahadiw
waters a bilf 10 authorize the President TO send un-
lar e representatives 10 International exhibItons'
and four pension bhls 49,.
MIR Bliss oireroi twenty four bills, two Of which
18th la--la
the Presidents approval Two were faVoraby re'
ported two were reported adversely and the remain
der are still In the hands VI committees anu proDspV
VIII fail. - ,,.
MIR Burcigh's score is nineteen bills four of which
are pension bills and became laws, one OF them With
out the signature Of Grover Cleveland one has passed
the House this nter, one, for pubic building AZ
1ry, been fay orally reported, aud the icmainler
slumbcr N committee. -
Felix Campbell offered twenty'eisht DIS ono
pension Dill Uccame law, two were reported ad'
yer,ely The bill for addition to the site VI tho
Brooklyn Public Building was reported with amend
mcnts and the rest are sua IN cohnl.ee' AZ INC .no
present session MIR. Campbell has offered one pin'
to increase limit Of cost Of the Broohiyh Buiing
10 Si,5LOUOO. -,
r. j. Campbell introduced nineteen bills. Two were
reported adversely One pension Dill was Ne0ed
and the renaindcr, including "a bill to Improve mo
paper currency Of the United States aie sun Oh tno
ilcs OF .be committee.
Ira DayenpOrt's bills numbered thirteen. ono
peu,ou bill became law, one was laid on the taoD
and a senate bill Of the same tenor was feierred W
committee a substitute for one private bill was re-
ported, and tho remainder are sun IN eohno., mn, S,.
| Mr. Dow,lucy introduced eight bills Ills 9rSns
Nonument bill il on the House calcndar. one pen
| sion bill passed the House and Is pehhihs III Ws
| senate and SIX slunbcr IN committee
Manor Earuuhar offered eighteen bids and one lolns
! rsout.on Two pension bis became laws ana ono
| passed to the senate The joint rrsoiuuon ~nica
Lrovdes for dis tribuuon OF lhe oniciai iesisVeI
amons libraries b came law, anu nieen s pius sum sn
| Lcr in committee. MAJOR Farluhar mas oneIeo ~o
nr,.on biis. and a j)nt resolution ria'ihs " IN"
Official Register" at the present. :cesioh 49,.
At the inst session Abram D. hc"ltt eHclcu unnS
oaven lllls and one IOnt resolution. Ihty ihcluoeo
tho Nc,Ican Trcaty I'LL, the Administration farm piu
which was unlawiuly welded 10 the MORRISON Dill
and several Others OF Importance ohy one Vi uio
hills hoo amc a law, and that j. pension plii' 'N0
nn,s ~, ro rpor,ed adversely, passed the House.
tyn were iayorably reported, and the rest arc IN
! committee At this SESSION Mr. Hewitt oheieu
bill Bridge across f'''. ~, nv. n,o,'a,a ,hs
Yori, and Long Island City, bli 10 ahueiRa,e 'ao
NAV ment of interest Oh the public deDt, anu VI, W
r.tir, Alexander >. Webb with Tie rahh oi ''"''A
General. . ,,u ,,,, ana NJ wbich
| - ,n,aI, hil be,ame "a law. One pension Dill was
| ,,otte,l with amendments. Dll iOr INC .iio r,a
" W. Webb was rcportcd auNc's'y - -. 49,.
Leaf Tobacco bill "as fc!oc"" anu VIZ
stl In committee. ,.., ~, ,u.p.v
Darw,n H. Janle,'s contribution coh-lsrn VI 'ny n
sover hills and two resolutions Inc NohN'.s ~ ~'.,
blIl passed tho House The pii ior
at Vow York was iay0rabiy repoIted' Win am
Rive pension bills lecanc laws one Oh .ne "i. '..
the Presidents signature rcso'u,'oh loa . ~. Pm n
ing Of the documents relating TO the monetary '' ~.
scsencos Of 1915 and leol beeanie i'" "ns,,,a. -
.,,,irtcr apo on the caienoar OF ia 'o"""'o'S'
h hoy are not likely 10 lie reached at TINS sc essou-
r, .iv.e bin, have been offered by ME- James enAs
winter. -, ....,,,, ,n,s and tvo reso-
In, ons one pension bill became q law. a suosu
u. tor tho bill to purchase the Hell Gate e,eear,% sa
sSt si,e was favorabiy reported one oni pass"a
s M Ia and was rejected by the senate Inc feso-
| mo hou :, ,,nnument on Cab Island, Lake Cnam-
iuuo" ~ o' the meInory oi the unknown dead who iel
IN tho battle OF pasD"rs was IN reoea eo@@,ss MY
anu S' ,as oa.r,d q bill at this Session for lghs
Souns sS,a nycr the wreck of the Oregon ,,..,
ni the seventeen bills Offered By Generai hetcam
tnreo pension bills became iaSs' w',n u"a aueaiments
va ths rest hang in committees. Generai ketcnsm
e enu TS " IN. nsns,vn bill ut this se>i,n